Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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353. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37281/15]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the specific provision being made in the Department’s Pay ceiling for 2016 to take into account the pay related cost of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.The total gross Pay ceiling for the Department and its agencies in 2015 is €158.75 million.

The total gross Pay ceiling in 2016 amounts to €155.067 million. The downward adjustment of €3.68 million to the Pay ceiling is primarily as a consequence of a return to 26 fortnightly pay periods in 2016 whereas this year there are 27 pay periods for all fortnightly paid staff across the Department’s Vote.

The 2016 pay allocation of €155.067 million includes the provision of €99,873 specifically to cover pay costs arising from the Lansdowne Road agreement next year.